p. 639-640
ANTIOCHIA 152-155b. Sutherland lists also specimens without crescent (see footnotes 2 and 3 on p. 639 and footnotes 2 and 4 on p. 640) but refuses to integrate them with earlier issue (issue (ii); p. 637-638). The argument that there are significant differences in weight is not convincing, because issue (ii) is not "clearly heavier", as Sutherland claims. Sutherland himself gives 7.0-6.0 g for issue (ii) and 6.75-5.75 for issue (iv). 0.25 g [less than 5%] is not unusual difference within one aes issue. Note also that nearly all these coins are very rare, so realiable statistical resarch is quite impossible.
Some examples of ANTIOCHIA 152-155b (only types attested in RIC are listed here):
- ANTIOCHA 152 (Maximinus), officina A, with crescent (Wien RÖ 58445, 6.70 g, 24 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 152 (Maximinus), officina A, with crescent (6.15 g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 152 (Maximinus), officina A, with crescent (private collection) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 152 (Maximinus), officina A, with crescent (private collection) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 152 (Maximinus), officina A, without crescent (BM B.5733, 5.98 g) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 152 (Maximinus), officina ς, without crescent (eBay, 6.40 g, 23 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 152 (Maximinus), officina ς, without crescent (VCoins, 4.85 g, 20 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 152 (Maximinus), officina Z, without crescent (6.70 g, 23 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 152 (Maximinus), officina I, without crescent (CNG, shop no. 822610, 7.68 g, 23 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 152 (Maximinus), officina I, without crescent (private collection) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 153a (Galerius), officina ς, with crescent (Wien RÖ 58244, 7.77 g, 22-24 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 153a (Galerius), officina ς, with crescent [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 153c (Maximinus), officina Z, with crescent (Wien RÖ 58444, 5.78 g, 24 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina A, with crescent (BM B.5734, 7.85 g) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina A, with crescent (6.78 g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina A, with crescent (ANS 1944.100.4446, 6.42g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina A, with crescent (ex Dattari) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina A, with crescent (Sol Numismatik 23, lot 762, 5.76 g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina A, without crescent (eBay, 6.01 g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina A, without crescent (private collection) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina B, with crescent (Beast Coins, 7.03 g, 20-22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina B, with crescent (eBay, 6.79 g, 21 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina B, with crescent (Olympus Numismatik 11, lot 783, 5.41 g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina Γ, with crescent (eBay, 6.97 g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina ς, with crescent (Gorny & Mosch 204, lot 2557, 6.82 g) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina ς, with crescent (5.50 g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina ς, with crescent (Roma Numismatics eSale 91, lot 1135, 5.75 g, 25 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina ς, with crescent (Sol Numismatik 32, lot 457, 6.89 g, 24 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina ς, without crescent (M&M 45, lot 1022; 7.63 g) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina ς, without crescent (5.61 g, 26 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina ς, without crescent (eBay, 5.60 g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina Z, with crescent (Leu Numismatik web 21, lot 5296, 6.29, 23 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina Z, with crescent (Olympus Numismatik 6, lot 680, 6.74 g, 21 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina Z, with crescent (6.93, 21 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina I, with crescent (ANS 1981.110.283, 6.915g, 22.5 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina I, with crescent (FAC, 6.938 g, 23.5 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina I, with crescent (private collection, 6.52 g, 23 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 154c (Maximinus), officina I, with crescent (Time Auction 1, lot 569, 5.75 g, 23.1 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155a (Licinius), officina I, with crescent (5.97 g, 24 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155a (Licinius), officina I, with crescent (Biga Numismatics 33, lot 955, 6.29 g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155a (Licinius), officina I, with crescent (Numismad 10, lot 1231, 6.74 g, 23 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155b (Maximinus), officina A, with crescent (Wien RÖ 58446, 7.52 g, 23 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155b (Maximinus), officina B, with crescent (BM B.5735, 5.99 g) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155b (Maximinus), officina B, with crescent (private collection) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155b (Maximinus), officina ς, with crescent (CNG eAuction 231, lot 248, 7.43 g, 25 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155b (Maximinus), officina ς, with crescent (iNumis 140, lot 140, 6.16 g, 22.5 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155b (Maximinus), officina Z, with crescent (CNG eAuction 454, lot 418; 6.64 g, 23 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155b (Maximinus), officina Z, with crescent (ANS 1917.155.38, 6.77g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155b (Maximinus), officina Z, with crescent (Numismad 14, lot 1374, 6.06g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155b (Maximinus), officina Z, with crescent (CNG eAuction 324, lot 467, 5.95 g, 22 mm) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155b (Maximinus), officina H, with crescent (BM B.5737, 7.21 g) [click for picture]
- ANTIOCHA 155b (Maximinus), officina H, with crescent (private collection) [click for picture]
The present author agrees with Sutherland that variety with crescent could be treated as "a sub-issue of (iii), with altar omitted" (p. 609), but believes that variety without crescent belongs in fact to issue (ii), which should be moved after issue (iv). It gives a logical sequence of marks: (i) star over altar, (iii) crescent over altar, (iv) crescent, (ii) nothing in fields but officina letter.
Note that the issue (ii) should be considered as transitional. It was started before Galerius' death but part of it was obviously minted after this event. It is proved by the existence of commemorative cois which bears the mark of issue (ii). See ANTIOCHIA [before 140], GALERIUS MAXIMIAN, UNLISTED ISSUE. See also: Bastien, P., "Aeternae memoriae Galeri Maximiani", Revue belge de numismatique et de sigillographie 1968, CXIV, pp. 25-27, but note that Bastien cites the incorrect mark of issue (iii) from p. 638. See above: Corrigenda to p. 638.